That’s the conclusion to be drawn from this season, when my 6-10 prediction was ridiculed as laughably optimistic. Instead, it was one of many examples of underestimating Gary Williams.

And, really, it never seems to work out well when you underestimate Williams.

This is the 16th straight year Maryland reached the seven-win plateau in the conference. And while that’s easier to do in the era of a 16-game schedule rather than a 14-game schedule, it is still the third longest streak in conference history.

The full rundown of the longest streaks of at least seven-victory seasons in conference history: